events for Olympics

[Brooky03]

As for Pickleball, we can use the Break Dancing model: fad “sport” reaches peak popularity in Year X, fades away into obscurity pretty quickly in year X+3, then makes an Olympic debut in year X+39. Using that, Pickleball will be a medal event for the 2064 games (with an outside chance of making it for 2060).

The weird thing about pickleball, for me at least, is it's treated like a recent thing when we were playing pickleball in gym class back in 2006. My uncle was talking to me about it a few years ago like it was this hot new thing and I was like, "the thing even the kids who wouldn't run during gym were down for?"

FTR, I think pickleball should be included and I submit badminton as my evidence. They're basically the same sport and require the same amount of agility and hand-eye coordination. I was sick at both. Not to brag, but nobody wants this smoke .

Come to think of it, break dancing also became popular around the same time, I think. I remember "you got served" being an early 2000s thing. So maybe you have a point. Although, nobody mistook 'breaking' as a sport.

 

[Brooky03]

Just a matter of time before competitive hobby horsing becomes an Olympic sport, especially if the Scandinavian countries get their say.

How confident are you that this will happen before I die (in 40-50 years... hopefully)? I'd like to be an Olympic athlete. I'd go by BrookGun.

 

[sufandu]

The weird thing about pickleball, for me at least, is it's treated like a recent thing when we were playing pickleball in gym class back in 2006. My uncle was talking to me about it a few years ago like it was this hot new thing and I was like, "the thing even the kids who wouldn't run during gym were down for?"

FTR, I think pickleball should be included and I submit badminton as my evidence. They're basically the same sport and require the same amount of agility and hand-eye coordination. I was sick at both. Not to brag, but nobody wants this smoke .

Come to think of it, break dancing also became popular around the same time, I think. I remember "you got served" being an early 2000s thing. So maybe you have a point. Although, nobody mistook 'breaking' as a sport.

I played pickle ball in gym class in 1992.

 

[721Comstock]

You don't think OKC will be like going to Tahiti?

They’re both world-renowned vacation destinations.

 

[JustPherU]

The weird thing about pickleball, for me at least, is it's treated like a recent thing when we were playing pickleball in gym class back in 2006. My uncle was talking to me about it a few years ago like it was this hot new thing and I was like, "the thing even the kids who wouldn't run during gym were down for?"

FTR, I think pickleball should be included and I submit badminton as my evidence. They're basically the same sport and require the same amount of agility and hand-eye coordination. I was sick at both. Not to brag, but nobody wants this smoke .

Come to think of it, break dancing also became popular around the same time, I think. I remember "you got served" being an early 2000s thing. So maybe you have a point. Although, nobody mistook 'breaking' as a sport.

I think Break dancing became a thing in the 80’s.

 

[donniesyracuse]

I think Break dancing became a thing in the 80’s.

Break dancing/b-boying is one of the four elements of hip hop, which dates back to the 70s. Some will even argue the late 60s.